Next Stop – Mariupol

In the next couple of weeks I’ll be heading down to Mariupol in the south east of Ukraine. The area came briefly under control of DPR forces in 2014 before being taken back by Ukrainian forces. In all honesty, I’m not sure what to expect. Although it’s outside of the ATO zone, it came under attack a few days ago in the east of the city. It’s of great strategic importance to both sides of the conflict due to its key location.

There’s no set agenda. I’ll take an overnight train, my camera and go and speak to people about the current situation there. Hopefully I’ll also be able to shoot some video footage, but it’s hard to say until I actually get there.

I’ve added a link to a video below from Victory Day in Mariupol on May 9th 2014. Be warned, some of the scenes are fairly graphic but it shows to some extent the brutality of war especially when it directly involves the civilian population.

You’ll see from the comments below the video, just how divided people are with what they witness in the footage.